Von Muhlenen Again Successful at the 2009 World Cheese Awards

05.10.2009 – 12:23

Dudingen, Switzerland (ots) - Four-time World Cheese Champion von
Muhlenen, a family-owned company from Fribourg, has won 15 awards at
this year's World Cheese Awards, which took place in Las Palmas, Cran
Canary from October 1 - 3. "Le Gruyere Premier Cru" was even named
best Gruyere AOC. At this year's international World Cheese Awards,
nearly 2,500 cheeses from 34 different countries were judged by an
international panel consisting of some 200 experts.
The award for best AOC Le Gruyere went to:
- Le Gruyere Switzerland Premier Cru produced by Adrian
Scheidegger
Gold Awards were awarded to the following:
- Le Gruyere Switzerland Premier Cru produced by Franz Jungo
- Le Gruyere Switzerland Premier Cru produced by Adrian
Scheidegger
- Le Gruyere Switzerland Classic produced by Alexandre Gux
- Le Gruyere Switzerland Classic produced by Franz Jungo
- Alpenglocke (Alpine Bell) produced by Franz Jungo
- Weissensteiner Schlosskaese (Whitemountain) produced by Marc
Jakob
- Almrausch Ruschtig (Alpine Rose Rustic) produced by Henri
Ledentu
- Almrausch classic (Alpine Rose classic) poduced by Serge Bongard
Silver Awards went to:
- Bucheggberg (Beechtree Mountain cheese) produced by Marc Jakob
- Emmentaler Tradition Switzerland, Classic produced by Alfred
Schenk
- Farmer Cheese from Fribourg, produced by Henri Ledentu
Bronze Awards were awarded to:
- Le Gruyere Switzerland Premier Cru produced by Markus Sturni
- Le Gruyere Switzerland Premier Cru produced by Alexandre Guex
- Le Gruyere Switzerland Classic produced by Serge Grossrieder
Based on these results, von Muhlenen has again demonstrated its
consistent quality after winning the world titles at the World Cheese
Awards in 1992, 2002, 2005 and 2006 in Wisconsin, USA. These results
are unique to Switzerland.
The von Muhlenen family has dedicated itself to the production of
traditional raw milk cheese from Switzerland for four generations,
selling its products through its own distribution network all over
the world. The company is represented on the German, British and
Italian markets with its own outlets, while working with other
distributors and importers in other countries. Today, the company is
managed by Mr. Roger von Muhlenen and Mr. Walo von Muhlenen. A total
of 50 dairies supply their raw milk cheeses to the company. In
addition to the world famous Le Gruyere and Emmentaler cheeses, the
company's assortment also includes over one hundred other specialites
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Contact:
Walo von Muhlenen
Von Muhlenen AG
Bonnstrasse 1
CH-3186 Dudingen
Phone: +41/26/492'93'30
Fax: +41/26/492'93'39
Mobile: +41/79/217'54'11
E-mail:walo@vonmuhlenen.net
Internet: http://www.vonmuhlenen.ch